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The Use of Psychotropic Drugs Among Children in Out-of-home Care in Sweden
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 April 2020
Abstract
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Introduction
There are concerns that children in out-of-home care take psychotropicdrugs at a much higher rate than other children and that some treatmens mightbe inappropriate.
Objective
To study the prescription of psychotropic drugs to children in out-of-home care in Sweden.
Aim
To describe the prevalent use of psychotropic drugs among children in out-of-home care in Sweden and pinpoint possible inappropriate treatment.
Method
Data on drugs dispensed from the national Swedish Prescribed Drug Registerfor 2013. Individuals with at least three dispensations were defined as usersand included in the study.
Results
A widespread use of different types of psychotropic drugs was foundamong children in out-of-home care in Sweden. The concurrent use of methylphenidateand antipsychotics was notable – about 20% of the children were simultaneouslytreated with these drugs.
Conclusion
Children in out-of-home care take psychotropic drugs at a much higherrate than other children in Sweden. Evidence supporting effectiveness andsafety of certain treatments is lacking.
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- Article: 1191
- Information
- European Psychiatry , Volume 30 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 23rd European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2015 , pp. 1
- Copyright
- Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2015
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